Obituaries

Elkhart, Indiana Obituaries

Dennis  Lee Bowser

Dennis Lee Bowser

Aug 17, 2011

Oct. 20, 1940 - Aug. 17, 2011 ELKHART -- Dennis Lee "Denny" Bowser, 70, of Elkhart, passed away at his home Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. He was born Oct. 20, 1940, in Elkhart to the late Dwight B. and Vesta M. (Niccum) Bowser Sr. Surviving are three stepchildren, Mike Sprong of Iowa, Mark Sprong of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Michelle Pierce...

Bernice  Eleanor Wimberly

Bernice Eleanor Wimberly

Aug 17, 2011

Dec. 23, 1926 - Aug. 17, 2011 ELKHART -- Bernice Eleanor Wilson was born Dec. 23, 1926, in Holly Springs, Miss., the oldest daughter of Henry and Ethel Lee (Hart) Wilson. In 1941, the family relocated to Chicago, where she later met and married Thomas George Wimberly. She accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior under the ministry of...

Raymond Scheetz

Raymond Scheetz

Aug 16, 2011

ELKHART -- Raymond L. "Ray" Scheetz, 64, of Elkhart, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at his home. Ray was born Nov. 29, 1946, in Elkhart, to Clarence Scheetz, who is deceased, and Belva "Bev" L. (Wagner) Cloud. Surviving is a son, Ron Scheetz of Elkhart; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; mother Bev (Don) Cloud of Elkhart; two sisters, Pat (Art)...

Ronnie  Lee "Ron" Brooks

Ronnie Lee "Ron" Brooks

Aug 15, 2011

ELKHART -- Ronnie Lee "Ron" Brooks, 66, residing in Elkhart, passed away Monday morning, Aug. 15, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital from PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy). Ron was born in Goshen to the late Leroy A. Brooks and Lorraine (Brallier) Wagner. On Nov. 10, 1979, he married Karen S. Harman in Elkhart. She survives; as well as daughters Jade (John)...

Louis M. Perault

Louis M. Perault

Aug 15, 2011

GOSHEN -- Louis M. "Marty" Perault, 30, of Goshen, passed away Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born May 15, 1981, in Dowagiac, Mich., to Stephen Joseph Perault Sr. and Sue Ellen (Miller) Perault. Survivors include his wife, Amanda J. Perault of Goshen; six sons, Alexander Perault, Stephen Perault, Markus Perault, Landon Perault, Addison...

Richard D Fredrickson

Richard D Fredrickson

Aug 15, 2011

ELKHART -- Richard D. "Dick" Fredrickson, 80, of Elkhart, died Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital after an illness. He was born Jan. 6, 1931, in Elkhart to the late Howard and Helen (Appleman) Fredrickson. He married Doris I. Hoffman in 1950 in Elkhart, where she died in 2006. Surviving are sons Dennis (Shelia) Fredrickson of Elkhart, Robert...

Esther E. Rinehart

Esther E. Rinehart

Aug 14, 2011

BRISTOL -- Esther E. Rinehart, 97, of Bristol, passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Health Center in Milford. She was born Dec. 10, 1913, in Elkhart to Harvey E. and LaVirga A. (Fields) Schalliol. On May 10, 1935, she married Raymond W. Rinehart. He passed away Jan. 29, 1986. Surviving are her daughter, Shirley A. Gregg...

Joshua  R. Perkey Jr.

Joshua R. Perkey Jr.

Aug 13, 2011

ELKHART -- Joshua Richard Perkey Jr., infant son of Joshua R. Perkey and Rachel L. Westfall, was stillborn at 4:39 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at Elkhart General Hospital. Surviving are his mother, Rachel, and father, Joshua; as well as grandparents Sharon (Chris) Bowers, Matt (Cindy) Westfall and Douglas (Kimberly) Perkey, all of Elkhart; great-grandparents Arthur and Thelma Bernardino of...

Johnathon "Jo-Mo" Edward Mochamer

Johnathon "Jo-Mo" Edward Mochamer

Aug 10, 2011

May 9, 1983 - Aug. 10, 2011 MIDDLEBURY -- Johnathon E. "Jo-Mo" Mochamer, 28, of Middlebury, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at the Hospice House of Elkhart after a lifelong battle with brain tumors. He was born in Elkhart on May 9, 1983, to John R. and Randi M. (Ward) Mochamer. In 1986, Johnathon was diagnosed with his first...

Kyle L. Eaton

Kyle L. Eaton

Aug 9, 2011

April 11, 1939 - Aug. 9, 2011 ELKHART -- Kyle Lee Eaton, 72, of Elkhart, passed away at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, at Eastlake Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Elkhart after battling cancer for several years. He was born April 11, 1939, in Elkhart to the late Kenneth and Ruby (Barkes) Eaton. Surviving are four sons, Rodney L....

Donna B. Jacobs

Donna B. Jacobs

Aug 8, 2011

July 6, 1936 - Aug. 8, 2011 ELKHART -- Donna B. Jacobs, 75, of Elkhart, passed away at her home after an extended illness at 2 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 2011. She was born July 6, 1936, in Kosciusko County to the late Wayne and Pauline (Brown) Wilkinson. Surviving are five sons, David R. (Debra) Kelley of Rolling Prairie and...

Merle A. Moir

Merle A. Moir

Aug 6, 2011

Nov. 25, 1923 - Aug. 6, 2011 ELKHART -- Merle A. Moir, 87, of Elkhart, passed away at IU Health Goshen Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, after an extended illness. Merle was born Nov. 25, 1923, in Spokane, Wash. On March 7, 1973, he married Joanne (Burns) Moir in Elkhart. In addition to his wife, survivors include his daughters,...

Frederick C. Knauss Jr.

Frederick C. Knauss Jr.

Aug 4, 2011

ELKHART -- Frederick C. Knauss Jr. of Elkhart died Thursday (Aug. 4, 2011) from injuries sustained in a motorcycle-car accident in Goshen. He was born Aug. 8, 1984, in Elkhart, to Frederick C. and Pamela A. (Nolen) Knauss Sr. Frederick is preceded in death by his father, Frederick C. Knauss Sr., and grandfather Jerry Nolen Sr. Surviving are his mother...

Dortha Rutherford

Dortha Rutherford

Aug 3, 2011

Feb. 8, 1925 - Aug. 3, 2011 ELKHART -- Dortha Rutherford, 86, of Elkhart, passed away at 4:02 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, at Elkhart Hospice House. She was born Feb. 8, 1925, to Marilla C. (Nedham) and John H. Means, one of their four children, along with Merle Foster and Herschel and James W. Means. She was blessed with...

Kayden Michael Olson

Kayden Michael Olson

Aug 2, 2011

ELKHART - Kayden Michael Olson, infant son of Mike L. Olson and Aireal H. Woods of Elkhart, passed away at noon on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Memorial Hospital in South Bend. He was born in Elkhart on the same day only hours prior. Along with his parents, he leaves behind a grandmother, Carol Olson, and a grandfather, Ronald Woods,...

Kathryn "Kay" L. Delmastro

Kathryn "Kay" L. Delmastro

Aug 1, 2011

May 26, 1920 - Aug. 1, 2011 ELKHART -- Kathryn L. "Kay" DelMastro, 91, residing in Elkhart, passed away Monday evening, Aug. 1, 2011, at her residence. Kay was born May 26, 1920, in Berwyn, Ill., to the late Joseph and Mary (Jeffrey) Houillon. She married Philip D. DelMastro on July 8, 1943, in Chicago. He died Dec. 8, 2002,...

Jack M. Jones

Jack M. Jones

Jul 30, 2011

Oct. 27, 1921 - July 30, 2011 ELKHART -- Jack M. Jones, 89, of Elkhart, passed away Saturday (July 30, 2011) in Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on Oct. 27, 1921, in Gibson County to the late Lawrence and Stella (Shoulders) Jones. On Sept. 2, 1950, he married Nancy E. Bonham. She passed away on Jan. 20, 2000. Surviving...

Jon M. Hicks

Jon M. Hicks

Jul 29, 2011

Aug. 18, 1946 - July 29, 2011 ELKHART -- Jon M. Hicks, 64, of Elkhart, passed away Friday, July 29, 2011, as a result of a fire at his residence. Jon was born Aug. 18, 1946, to Jay and Jean (Fischer) Hicks in Marion. Survivors include his daughter, Nancy McCreary of Elkhart; mother Jean Hicks of Elkhart; three sisters, Suzann...

Phillip "Rebel" Allen Wilson

Phillip "Rebel" Allen Wilson

Jul 28, 2011

Feb. 1, 1950 - July 28, 2011 ELKHART -- Phillip A. "Rebel" Wilson, 61, of Elkhart, passed away at 5:35 p.m. Thursday (July 28, 2011) at Hospice House of Elkhart from complications suffered while working in the excessive heat several days ago. He was born in South Bend on Feb. 1, 1950, to the late Carl and Ruth (Adams) Wilson....

Mary Jane Dejong

Mary Jane Dejong

Jul 28, 2011

Sept. 22, 1935 - July 28, 2011 ELKHART -- Mary Jane DeJong, 75, of Elkhart, passed away after an extended illness at 8:15 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011, at Valley View Healthcare Facility in Elkhart. She was born Sept. 22, 1935, in Elkhart, to the late Jesse B. and Pearl L. (Smith) Rush. She married Nico H. DeJong on May...

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